but yes, america, in america, something is always being borne. it's always changing. dem graphically it's changing. at the end of the day, elections are actually about ideas, they're about the stands that each party takes. republicans do have to sit down and say, what are we doing and as important, how are we doing it? >> we have seen the reemergence of mitt romney this week. a smiling mitt romney. i want to show it out there with his family. ruth, both peggy and matt talking about the kind of rethinking the republicans will have to go through, but there has been a temptation with losing party, to pile on the candidate and blame it all on him. >> he's the guy, he's the one who lost it for us, it wasn't our fault, that would be the wrong lesson to take. i think there's a danger for democrats, resting on their laurels. yes, the country is becoming browner, wedge issues aren't as wedgy as they used to be. but the republican party unless you believe it's the stupid party which i don't is just as capable of changing and modernizing itself for the times. if the republican p